PWDVA 33 — Penalty for not discharging duty by Protection Officer

Protection of Women from Domestic Violence, 2005

Statutory text

If  any  Protection  Officer  fails  or
refuses to discharge his duties as directed by the Magistrate in the protection order without any sufficient
cause, he shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to twenty thousand rupees, or with both.

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